1976–77 British Home Championship
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 28 May – 4 June 1977 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (41st title) |
Runners-up | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 12 (2 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Scotland Kenny Dalglish (3) |
← 1975–76 1977–78 → |
The 1976–77 British Home Championship launched a brand new era in Home Nations football during its final game, when jubilant Scottish fans invaded the pitch at Wembley Stadium following their team's 2–1 victory. Unlike a similar occasion in 1967, family football had given way to hooliganism and extensive damage was done to the stadium and riots in London throughout the night followed the occasion. It was events like this which eventually led to the tournament's cancellation in 1984.[citation needed]
The tournament itself was an open affair, with an opening victory for England cancelled out by a Scottish win over Northern Ireland and English defeat to Wales. The Welsh stood a good chance of winning the tournament outright for the first time since 1937, but could not beat the Irish in their final match, and ended up in a rare second-place position. The Scots and English thus faced each other in the final match knowing the winner would take the trophy, the Scots achieving a victory on England's home ground to take the trophy for the second year in a row and demonstrate their dominance in British football. The match was followed by a mass pitch invasion by Scottish supporters.[1]
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
File:Flag of England.svg England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions
Results
Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
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Report (Page 24) |
Northern Ireland File:Ulster Banner.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
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McGrath File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' | Report | Channon File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Tueart File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' |
England File:Flag of England.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales |
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James File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' (pen.) |
Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 3–0 | File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland |
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Dalglish File:Soccerball shade.svg 37', 79' McQueen File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' |
Report (Page 18) |
Northern Ireland File:Ulster Banner.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales |
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Nelson File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' | Deacy File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' |
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- England Dennis Tueart
- Northern Ireland Chris McGrath
- Northern Ireland Sammy Nelson
- Wales Nick Deacy
- Wales Leighton James
References
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
- ↑ "1977 British Home Championship". Soccer Nostalgia. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.